Molecular detection of Vibrio spp. in lobster hemolymph

摘要

The occurrence of various?Vibrio?species in lobster hemolymph from the Persian Gulf was studied. A total number of 60 lobsters (Panulirus homarus) were caught from south coast of Iran and were studied to identify?Vibrio?spp. in hemolymph. Four?Vibrio?species includingVibrio?alginolyticus, Vibrio vulnificus,?Vibrio harveyi?and?Vibrio mimicus?were identified using biochemical and molecular methods. Six lobsters (10%) contained one or moreVibrio?spp. as 4 samples contained?V. alginolyticus,?one contained?V. vulnificus?and one species contained both?V. harveyi?and?V. mimicus?and none of samples contained?V. parahemolyticus?and?V. cholera.?Key word:?Persian Gulf, vibriosis,?Panulirus homarus.